| Onychognathus | |
|---|---|
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| Pale-winged starling (Onychognathus nabouroup) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Sturnidae |
| Genus: | Onychognathus Hartlaub, 1849 |
| Type species | |
| Onychognathus fulgidus[1] Hartlaub, 1849 | |
Onychognathus is a genus ofstarlings native to theAfrotropical realm. All the species are quite similar, and characterised by rufous primary wing feathers, very obvious in flight. The males are typically mainly glossy black, and the females have dull (sometimes dark, depending on species) grey heads.
The genus was introduced by the German physician and ornithologistGustav Hartlaub in 1849 to accommodate a single species,Onychognathus fulgidus Hartlaub, thechestnut-winged starling, which becomes thetype species.[2][3] The nameOnychognathus combines theAncient Greek wordsonukhos "claw" or "nail" andgnathos "jaw".[4]
The genus contains 11 species.[5]